High School Sports

Week 3: Top 10 football plays of the week in the South Sound. Vote for your favorite

Week 3 of the high school football season in the South Sound is in the books. These were some of the top highlights from the third week of action.

Watch all of the week’s Top 10 highlights at the top of the story. The poll is located at the bottom of the story. Voting will remain open until noon Wednesday.

Readers voted Benji Park’s 65-yard TD pass to Ryland Geldermann as the top play of the week. Thanks to everyone who voted and supported local student-athletes.

Note: If you are not seeing the poll at the bottom of the story, try opening the story in a different browser, such as Chrome or Safari. Votes emailed will not be counted.

Want to submit a play in the future? Email reporters Jon Manley (jon.manley@thenewstribune.com) or Lauren Smith (lsmith@thenewstribune.com) or send a direct message on Twitter/X (@manley_tnt or @smithlm12) with the athlete’s first and last name, school, year, position and a video clip from game(s) during the past week. Nominations must be submitted by 5 p.m. Sunday.

Bethel vs. Curtis — Vashon Igitol 23-yard TD pass to Zaydrius Rainey-Sale

Bethel vs. Curtis — Rocco Koch 17-yard TD pass to Xavier Ahrens

Bonney Lake vs. Lakes — Marcus Lloyd 20-yard TD run

Sumner vs. Emerald Ridge — Jake Schakel 29-yard TD pass to Gio Kafentzis

Enumclaw vs. Steilacoom — Louis Chevalier 39-yard interception return TD

Gig Harbor vs. Peninsula — Benji Park 65-yard TD pass to Ryland Geldermann

Olympia vs. Graham-Kapowsin — Daveon Superales 46-yard TD pass to Malachi Durant

Stadium vs. Silas — Darius Sum 88-yard kickoff return TD

Timberline vs. River Ridge — Ramar Reid 45-yard TD pass to Darrell Gipson

Yelm vs. Central Kitsap — Damian Aalona 63-yard TD pass to Marius Aalona

This story was originally published September 18, 2023 at 3:38 PM.

Jon Manley
The News Tribune
Jon Manley covers high school sports for The News Tribune. A McClatchy President’s Award winner and Gonzaga University graduate, Manley has covered the South Sound sports scene since 2013. He was voted the Washington state sportswriter of the year in 2024 by the National Sports Media Association. Born and raised in Tacoma. Support my work with a digital subscription
Lauren Smith
The News Tribune
Lauren Smith is a sports reporter at The News Tribune. She has covered high school sports for TNT and The Olympian, as well as the Seattle Mariners and Washington Huskies. She is a graduate of UW and Emerald Ridge High School.
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